✨ Military Firing Competition Results
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 321
1ST SET.—Judging Distance Prizes—continued.
| Rank and Name. | Shots. (1) 327 yds. | (2) 210 yds. | (3) 540 yds. | (4) 365 yds. | (5) 190 yds. | Total. | Rank and Name. | Shots. (1) 327 yds. | (2) 210 yds. | (3) 540 yds. | (4) 365 yds. | (5) 190 yds. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Coyle | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | Corporal Stonebridge | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| ,, Guy | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | Sergeant Allen | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Lieut. Rowe | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | Lieut. Cunningham | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Private Tomlinson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | ,, Sandford | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| ,, Anderson | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | Sergeant Brown | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Corporal Adam | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | Private Keefe | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| ,, Renouf | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | ,, Kent | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Lieut. Stevens | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | Sergeant McKenzie | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Private Benton | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | ,, Chicken | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Sergeant Cummins | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | Private Bell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Lieut. Leary | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | Lieut. Mellsop | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Constable Lloyd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | Corporal Buchanan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
1st Prize, £10 0 0 Private Martella.
2nd ,, £9 0 0 ,, Milne.
3rd ,, £8 0 0 ,, Craiggie.
4th Prize, £7 0 0 Captain Barnett.
5th ,, £6 0 0 1st-C. P.O. McKenzie.
2ND SET.—Skirmishing Prizes. Target, 6×2 feet. Centre, 2 feet across Target. Time, 10 minutes.
THE competitors fell in at about 250 yards opposite their respective targets. The bugle then sounded to commence firing, when each man fired as many shots as possible for 60 seconds. They then retired for 50 seconds, firing again for another 60, advancing for 70 seconds, firing again for 60 seconds, retiring for 40 seconds, firing for 60 seconds, advancing for 80 seconds, and firing for two minutes, thus completing the ten minutes.
| Rank and Name. | Centres. | Outers. | Total. | Rank and Name. | Centres. | Outers. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Reid | 14 | 4 | 50 | Private Coyle | 5 | 6 | 27 |
| ,, Wilson | 11 | 7 | 47 | Sergeant Chicken | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| ,, Craiggie | 9 | 8 | 43 | Lieut. Cunningham | 5 | 7 | 27 |
| Sergeant Taylor | 11 | 5 | 43 | Private Buchanan | 8 | 1 | 26 |
| Lieut. Goldie | 10 | 6 | 42 | Lieut. Mellsop | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| Captain Wood | 12 | 2 | 40 | Sergeant Cummins | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| Lieut. Rowe | 10 | 5 | 40 | Lieut. Sandford | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| Corporal Renouf | 7 | 9 | 39 | Sergeant Allen | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| Colour-Sergeant Chamberlain | 12 | 1 | 38 | Private Guy | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| Lieut. Morrow | 10 | 4 | 38 | Constable Lloyd | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Private Tomlinson | 9 | 5 | 37 | Private Benton | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| Lieut. Welch | 9 | 4 | 35 | ,, Keefe | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 1st Class P.O. McKenzie | 9 | 4 | 35 | Sergeant Thomson | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| Private Christie | 6 | 8 | 34 | Private Kent | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| Corporal Buchanan | 9 | 3 | 33 | ,, Anderson | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| ,, Milne | 7 | 6 | 33 | Corporal Stonebridge | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| Greer | 4 | 10 | 32 | Private Martella | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| Captain Wales | 5 | 8 | 31 | Corporal Adam | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Private Bell | 7 | 5 | 31 | Lieut. Stevens | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| Lieut. Leary | 4 | 9 | 30 | Sergeant Brown | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Captain Barnett | 7 | 4 | 29 | ,, McKenzie | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Sergeant Douglass | 7 | 4 | 29 | Ties.—Single shots. | |||
| Private Gray | 7 | 4 | 29 | Craiggie | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| ,, McIntosh | 8 | 2 | 28 | Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ,, Gallery | 6 | 5 | 28 |
1st Prize, £15 0 0 Private Reid.
2nd ,, £12 10 0 ,, Wilson.
3rd ,, £10 0 0 ,, Craiggie.
4th Prize, £7 10 0 Sergeant Taylor.
5th ,, £6 0 0 Lieut. Goldie.
3RD SET.—1st Stage. For Volunteers only. Ranges, 200 and 300 yards. Five (5) shots at each range; position standing. Highest possible score 40 points; no prize given for a less score than 30 points. No competitor to pass into 2nd stage who does not score 25 points.
| Rank and Name. | Score. 200. | 300. | Total. | Rank and Name. | Score. 200. | 300. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporal Adam | 15 | 13 | 28 | Private Craiggie | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| Private Reid | 16 | 11 | 27 | Colour-Sergeant Chamberlain | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| Lieut. Mellsop | 12 | 15 | 27 | Lieut. Morrow | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| Sergeant Thomson | 12 | 14 | 26 | Sergeant Douglass | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| Corporal Buchanan | 14 | 12 | 26 | Private Christie | 14 | 11 | 25 |
1st Prize, £15 0 0 Private Reid.
2nd ,, £12 10 0 ,, Wilson.
3rd ,, £10 0 0 ,, Craiggie.
4th Prize, £7 10 0 Sergeant Taylor.
5th ,, £6 0 0 Lieut. Goldie.
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Results for 1st Set Judging Distance Prizes scores
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🛡️ Defence & Military29 May 1871
Firing Competition, Distance Prizes, Scores, Military Ranks
29 names identified
- Coyle (Private), Scored 14 points in 1st Set
- Guy (Private), Scored 14 points in 1st Set
- Rowe (Lieut.), Scored 14 points in 1st Set
- Tomlinson (Private), Scored 14 points in 1st Set
- Anderson (Private), Scored 14 points in 1st Set
- Adam (Corporal), Scored 12 points in 1st Set
- Renouf (Corporal), Scored 11 points in 1st Set
- Stevens (Lieut.), Scored 11 points in 1st Set
- Benton (Private), Scored 11 points in 1st Set
- Cummins (Sergeant), Scored 11 points in 1st Set
- Leary (Lieut.), Scored 11 points in 1st Set
- Lloyd (Constable), Scored 11 points in 1st Set
- Stonebridge (Corporal), Scored 10 points in 1st Set
- Allen (Sergeant), Scored 9 points in 1st Set
- Cunningham (Lieut.), Scored 9 points in 1st Set
- Sandford (Lieut.), Scored 9 points in 1st Set
- Brown (Sergeant), Scored 9 points in 1st Set
- Keefe (Private), Scored 9 points in 1st Set
- Kent (Private), Scored 9 points in 1st Set
- McKenzie (Sergeant), Scored 8 points in 1st Set
- Chicken (Sergeant), Scored 8 points in 1st Set
- Bell (Private), Scored 7 points in 1st Set
- Mellsop (Lieut.), Scored 7 points in 1st Set
- Buchanan (Corporal), Scored 6 points in 1st Set
- Martella (Private), Awarded 1st Prize
- Milne (Private), Awarded 2nd Prize
- Craiggie (Private), Awarded 3rd Prize
- Barnett (Captain), Awarded 4th Prize
- McKenzie (1st-C. P.O.), Awarded 5th Prize
🛡️ Results and prize winners for 2nd Set Skirmishing Prizes
🛡️ Defence & Military29 May 1871
Skirmishing, Prizes, Target Practice, Scores
46 names identified
- Reid (Private), Scored highest in 2nd Set table/Awarded 1st Prize
- Wilson (Private), Scored 2nd highest in 2nd Set table/Awarded 2nd Prize
- Craiggie (Private), Scored 3rd highest in 2nd Set table/Awarded 3rd Prize
- Taylor (Sergeant), Scored 4th highest in 2nd Set table/Awarded 4th Prize
- Goldie (Lieut.), Awarded 5th Prize
- Captain Wood, Scored 40 total points
- Rowe (Lieut.), Scored 40 total points
- Renouf (Corporal), Scored 39 total points
- Colour-Sergeant Chamberlain, Scored 38 total points
- Morrow (Lieut.), Scored 38 total points
- Tomlinson (Private), Scored 37 total points
- Welch (Lieut.), Scored 35 total points
- McKenzie (1st Class P.O.), Scored 35 total points
- Christie (Private), Scored 34 total points
- Buchanan (Corporal), Scored 33 total points
- Milne (Corporal), Scored 33 total points
- Greer (Private), Scored 32 total points
- Captain Wales, Scored 31 total points
- Bell (Private), Scored 31 total points
- Leary (Lieut.), Scored 30 total points
- Captain Barnett, Scored 29 total points
- Douglass (Sergeant), Scored 29 total points
- Gray (Private), Scored 29 total points
- McIntosh (Private), Scored 28 total points
- Gallery (Private), Scored 28 total points
- Coyle (Private), Scored 27 total points
- Chicken (Sergeant), Scored 27 total points
- Cunningham (Lieut.), Scored 27 total points
- Buchanan (Private), Scored 26 total points
- Mellsop (Lieut.), Scored 26 total points
- Cummins (Sergeant), Scored 23 total points
- Sandford (Lieut.), Scored 22 total points
- Allen (Sergeant), Scored 21 total points
- Guy (Private), Scored 21 total points
- Lloyd (Constable), Scored 21 total points
- Benton (Private), Scored 19 total points
- Keefe (Private), Scored 19 total points
- Kent (Private), Scored 18 total points
- Thomson (Sergeant), Scored 18 total points
- Anderson (Private), Scored 17 total points
- Stonebridge (Corporal), Scored 16 total points
- Martella (Private), Scored 15 total points
- Adam (Corporal), Scored 15 total points
- Stevens (Lieut.), Scored 13 total points
- Brown (Sergeant), Scored 9 total points
- McKenzie (Sergeant), Scored 5 total points
🛡️ Results for 3rd Set 1st Stage Firing Competition (Volunteers)
🛡️ Defence & Military29 May 1871
Firing Competition, Volunteers, Ranges, Scores
13 names identified
- Adam (Corporal), Scored 28 points in 3rd Set
- Reid (Private), Scored 27 points in 3rd Set/Awarded 1st Prize
- Mellsop (Lieut.), Scored 27 points in 3rd Set
- Thomson (Sergeant), Scored 26 points in 3rd Set
- Buchanan (Corporal), Scored 26 points in 3rd Set
- Craiggie (Private), Scored 26 points in 3rd Set/Awarded 3rd Prize
- Colour-Sergeant Chamberlain, Scored 25 points in 3rd Set
- Morrow (Lieut.), Scored 25 points in 3rd Set
- Douglass (Sergeant), Scored 25 points in 3rd Set
- Christie (Private), Scored 25 points in 3rd Set
- Wilson (Private), Awarded 2nd Prize
- Taylor (Sergeant), Awarded 4th Prize
- Goldie (Lieut.), Awarded 5th Prize